Your first paid UGC deal starts here.
BlackUGC is a free job board, a $3 a month community, and a weekend starter kit for Black creators who want to get paid for their content. You do not need any experience to begin.
Three ways in. Pick one today.
The job board
Paid gigs, creator rosters, and ambassador programs, with the pay, fit, and status spelled out before you apply. No membership required.
See the listingsThe founding community
A gigs and leads channel and a small space built for Black creators starting out. Peer pitch feedback is opening soon. Priced low on purpose.
See what's insideThe Weekend Kit
Two scripted spec videos, a rate card, 10 pitch templates, and an hour-by-hour checklist. Built so you can send your first pitches in one weekend.
See the kitPlain-English guides. Free.
How to start, how to price, and what this work actually pays. Sources named, caveats left in.
How to Become a UGC Creator: A Step-by-Step Start Guide
A step-by-step UGC start guide: gear, niche, three spec videos, a portfolio page, your rates, and your first pitches. No followers needed.
How to Price Your First UGC Video (Without Underselling Yourself)
Set your first UGC rate: price content and usage rights separately, offer three tiers, and answer 'what are your rates?' with confidence.
How Much Do UGC Creators Actually Make? A Real Numbers Breakdown
What UGC creators earn per video and per month, with the optimistic and the sobering numbers side by side and the sources named.
Not live yet, and we will say so.
Nothing gets marketed here until it works. These are in development.
Black UGC Certified
A brand-facing credential built around fair pay, and a creator roster to match.
The Rate Index
Real pay data from real deals, so you can know your number before you pitch.
The outreach generator
A free pitch tool for Weekend Kit and class graduates.
Four rules we hold ourselves to.
Proof not promises
If it does not work yet, we do not sell it.
Nobody eats alone
You learn and get paid alongside other creators, not by yourself.
Know your number
Rates out in the open, so you know your worth before you pitch.
Start before you're ready
Two good videos are enough to begin.